Word forms: comparative barer, superlative barest, 3rd person singular present tense bares, present participle baring, past tense, past participle bared
1ADJ 赤裸的;不穿衣服的 If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. 赤裸的;不穿衣服的
She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare.
她只在薄如蝉翼的睡衣外套了一件薄睡袍,而且光着脚。
She had bare arms and a bare neck.
她的胳臂和脖子都露在外面。
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]无遮盖的;未加装饰的 A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything. 无遮盖的;未加装饰的
They would have liked bare wooden floors throughout the house.
他们本想在整个房间的木地板上都不铺地毯的。
3ADJ-GRADED 没有叶子的;光秃秃的 If a tree or a branch is bare, it has no leaves on it. 没有叶子的;光秃秃的
...an old, twisted tree, its bark shaggy, many of its limbs brittle and bare.
一棵虬枝盘绕的古树,树皮粗糙,很多枝杈光秃秃的,一折就断
SYN leafless
4ADJ-GRADED 空的 If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare, it is empty. 空的
His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes.
除了三个蔫巴巴的西红柿,他的冰箱里什么也没有。
He led me through to a bare, draughty interviewing room.
5ADJ-GRADED 光秃秃的;寸草不生的 An area of ground that is bare has no plants growing on it. 光秃秃的;寸草不生的
That's probably the most bare, bleak, barren and inhospitable island I've ever seen.
那可能是我见过的最荒凉的岛屿,荒无人烟,寸草不生。
6ADJ-GRADED (事实、细节等)最基本的,最重要的 If someone gives you the bare facts or the barest details of something, they tell you only the most basic and important things. (事实、细节等)最基本的,最重要的
Newspaper reporters were given nothing but the bare facts by the Superintendent in charge of the investigation.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, look無遮蔽;看起來裸露▸➤remain保持裸露▸➤leave sth使⋯無遮蔽◇You shouldn't have left the wires bare.你不應該讓電線裸露在外。➤lay sth, strip sth把⋯裸露在外;剝掉⋯使裸露◇The earth had been laid bare.土壤裸露在外。◇The walls have been stripped bare.這些牆的外皮已經脫落了。ADVERB➤very很空▸➤completely, quite空蕩蕩◇The room was completely bare.房間裏空無一物。➤almost, rather幾乎空無一物;相當空PREPOSITION➤of沒有⋯◇The house was almost bare of furniture.這所房子裏幾乎沒有傢具。
bare adj. ⇨bare (a bare landscape)⇨empty (bare shelves)⇨naked (bare feet)⇨plain1 (bare walls/floorboards)⇨plain2 (the bare facts)bare
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bare ♦︎ exposed ♦︎ desolate ♦︎ windswept ♦︎ bleakThese words all describe places and natural features that are not covered with anything, usually because plants cannot grow there.这些词均表示光秃秃的、荒芜的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆bare / desolate / bleak countryside / landscape / mountains◆an exposed / a desolate / a windswept / a bleak coast / hillside◆an exposed / a desolate / a bleak area◆desolate / windswept / bleak country / moors◆rather bare / exposed / desolate / bleak◆very bare / exposed / bleak■bare(of trees or countryside) not covered with leaves; without plants or trees(树木)光秃秃的;(村野)荒芜的;寸草不生的◆The winter sun filtered through the bare branches of the trees.冬日的阳光透过树木光秃秃的枝桠。◆The windows looked out onto a bare field.窗户朝向一片荒芜的田野。■exposed (especiallywritten) (of a place) not protected from the weather by trees, buildings or high ground(地方)无遮蔽的,不遮挡风雨的◆The plant is suitable for both sheltered and exposed sites.有遮蔽和无遮蔽的地点都适合这种植物生长。◆The house is rather exposed to the weather.这栋房子周围毫无遮掩,暴露在风吹雨打之下。 see also exposed ⇨ vulnerable■desolate ˈdesələt (written) (of a place) empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened(地方)无人居住的,荒无人烟的,荒凉的◆They looked out on a bleak and desolate landscape.他们向外望去,触目一片荒凉。■windswept ˈwɪndswept (especiallywritten) (of a place) having strong winds and little protection from them(地方)受大风吹的,当风的◆the windswept Atlantic coast受大风侵袭的大西洋海岸■bleak bliːk (especiallywritten) (of a place) exposed, empty or with no pleasant features(地方)无遮掩的,荒凉的,索然无味的◆There is just a bleak expanse of concrete.只有一大片索然乏味的混凝土建筑群。◆It was a small bleak town near the main highway.那是主干道附近一个萧索的小镇。